GZ 006 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Petrographic sample: GZ 006

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Vessel Registration Number:

Gezer P1216

Site Name

Gezer

Date

11th c. BCE

Shape

Krater

Country/Region

Israel/Shephelah

Period

Iron Age IB

Functional Category

Dining/Drinking/Serving

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Description

Brown/Terra Rossa? Inactive, dark, ds, 10% voids, moderately silty.

Thin Section Photos 1

Gezer P1216

Krater

Gezer

11th c. BCE

Iron Age IB

Break Photos 0

Vessel Images 0

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Petrographic Sample

Suggested Clay Provenance

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Inclusions

QZ: 30%, moderately sorted, 20-80 a, several: nari 150-300 sr, LS 50-150 sa, ferrous CC/bioclasts 250-500 r, OP 30-60 r, mica 20-50 sa, rare hornblende 60 a.

Geological Formation

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Local Petrographic Group

Gezer E1

Raw Material

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Associated Petrofabric

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Associated Ware/Ware Family

Philistine II: Iron Age Bichrome ware

1150 BCE - 1000 BCE

Iron Age I

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